Yeah I screwed that up. By why are you using 16? The reason they don't do time and half is because it's 16. So you'd have to do the math of what it was before. And that was $12. Not 16.

I know Uber is a private company. But it would help the situation. I could be content with a private option instead of nothing. As far as the pre requisite goes, I understand why there is a lack of funding. But maybe we could offer some financial or tax reduction for those with no options. Rural MA is a different life than Springfield, Worcester and Boston. That's what I think the article is getting at. We need a different type of Assisi stance. Representation is the wrong word. It's what we get out of our representation that needs to be different.

I don't fully agree with the globe. But I agree the needs also aren't met of the people. No high speed internet, some towns don't have a anyone you can easily call to deal with basic issues (trash pickup, taxes, etc). The one thing I will say, while everyone was head over heals about issues with the T (as it should be). Some towns don't have an Uber, taxi, public bus, or anyone reasonable transportation outside their own. Literally 0 options.

To clear something up.....

15 x 40 = 600

(12 x 32) + (15 x 8) = 504

Isn't the $15 an hour better than what it was before the law was rolled out?

Chicopee does

It took me a while to find 2% but I did.

The amount of energy at the polls was (ec)static!

Compel? Or push you to do something by harming you financially?

Looks like I'm gonna start an insect selling business.

It's insane. If the fine is $100 and the plan is $200 (just using easy numbers), than give me a plan that has half the coverage. Maybe a catastrophic only coverage plan. Give me something more than a way for the state to make money off those who didn't buy a product.

It's always weird to me that you have to buy a product to be a member of this state. Or pay a fine. Which you can't afford, cuz if you could. You'd get health insurance.

Solution? More people should get abortions. We should have incentivized you genetics. Do not give tax breaks to those who have children. Tax them at a higher rate. 5% per child. Use that money to fund the infrastructure we need to support them. Those who don't have kids should get tax breaks. Extra week of vacation. Special lanes on the roads. Discounts on utilities.

Moving west is only going to create a bigger problem. More traffic going east in the AM and more going west in the PM. Remote work isn't prevalent enough to fix that. You basically said "move where the job market doesn't pay well or drive 3 hours a day to make a good paycheck." If remote work was the solution your idea MIGHT play out well. But it's not the solution.

You can get paid well depending on your field. But if the goal is to make the most money you can in your field, you have to live in a place with a higher cost of living.

Lol, no. I work remotely. They ask you where you live and your pay is based on the location of where you live and the cost of living of that area. So you won't be getting good pay if you work remote in that part of the state.

Move west? Like western MA? I used to have to work in Boston just to afford a place in Springfield. 3 hours of driving a day was shit.

No shit. But I thought we were the happiest?

I tend to find you don't your bang for your buck like certain areas of western ma. Longmeadow, east Longmeadow, southwick, and Agawam are all good places to look.